Great selection of books, front counter people are usually very friendly, get new books fairly often, book sale is always cool, the latino children's librarian is hot af.......
Cons
It's always about 35 degrees, which is a bit chilly for most people.
The upstairs workers are NOT as friendly as downstairs.
I'm a normal looking girl, normal hair, dress conservatively, no visible tattoos, etc. But whenever I'm there working on a project, I always get looks from the staff (when they walk by) and the security crew like they think I'm about to commit a crime. This is really the only place where I feel uncomfortable like that.
Also, was there a couple nights ago and apparently the library closes at 6 pm on week nights. That must suck for people who work until 5 oclock or for students who a place to study. Seems the library would be a good place for teens and young adults to hang out instead of out getting in trouble.
But the annoying thing was that about 5:50 an upstairs worker rudely tells me "we close at 6"....in a voice that showed her annoyance that I was still there (I guess?). But she said it in a really rude way. I replied "yes ma'am, I'll pack up my stuff." She didn't respond, just turned around and walked away.
At 5:53 - no joke - all the upstairs lights were turned off, making it fairly dark. And the upstairs workers were flocking downstairs like there was a fire alarm and they had to run to get out of the building.
If you are going to turn out the lights and harass the customers almost ten minutes before closing, maybe change the closing time to 5:45 or have a basic announcement that goes out saying the lights are turning off and staff will be rushing to the door before closing time.
I had a stack of books I was going to check out but I ended up just leaving them on a table. read more